Medical imaging system service evaluation method and apparatus
First Claim
1. A method for servicing a medical diagnostic system, the method comprising the steps of:
- generating a service request at the medical diagnostic system;
identifying at least one data file in the diagnostic system for use in performing an evaluation in response to the service request;
transmitting the service request from the diagnostic system to a remote service facility; and
transmitting a response to the service request from the remote service facility to the diagnostic system.
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Abstract
A technique is provided for evaluation of an operative state of a medical diagnostic system. The technique is particularly adapted to evaluating image data from a variety of imaging modalities, including magnetic resonance imaging systems, computed tomography imaging systems, x-ray imaging systems, and so forth. A user interface permits a service request to be formulated at the diagnostic system. Data files, such as image files, log files, error files, and so forth, are identified and stored corresponding to the service request. The service request is then transmitted to a remote service facility for evaluation. The necessary data files may be transmitted with the request or subsequent thereto. The request is acknowledged by the remote service facility in an electronic message. The request uniquely identifies the diagnostic system, as well as the modality of the system.
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39 Claims
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1. A method for servicing a medical diagnostic system, the method comprising the steps of:
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generating a service request at the medical diagnostic system;
identifying at least one data file in the diagnostic system for use in performing an evaluation in response to the service request;
transmitting the service request from the diagnostic system to a remote service facility; and
transmitting a response to the service request from the remote service facility to the diagnostic system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for evaluating an operating state of a medical diagnostic system, the method comprising the steps of:
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identifying and storing at the diagnostic system data indicative of the operating state;
formulating a service request at the diagnostic system;
linking the diagnostic system to a remote service facility via a network connection; and
transmitting the service request and the data to the remote service facility. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for evaluating an image acquired by a medical diagnostic system, the method comprising the steps of:
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accessing a service request interface;
formulating a service request via the interface, the service request uniquely identifying the medical diagnostic system and an image to be evaluated;
identifying an image data file; and
transmitting the service request and the image data file to a remote service facility. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for analyzing data from medical diagnostic systems, the method comprising:
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formulating a service request on a first modality diagnostic system or a second modality diagnostic system; and
transmitting the service request to a remote service facility, the service request uniquely identifying the requesting diagnostic system and the respective modality. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A system for evaluating an operative state of medical diagnostic equipment, the system comprising:
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medical diagnostic equipment configured to generate image data;
a service interface coupled to the equipment and configured to generate a service request, the service request identifying parameters of the diagnostic equipment employed for generation of the image data; and
communications circuitry coupled to the service interface for transmitting the service request to a remote service facility. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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36. A system for evaluating an operative state of a plurality of medical diagnostic stations, the system comprising:
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a first station of a first modality, the first station configured to generate image data and service requests for evaluation of an operative state of the first station;
a second station of a second modality, the second station configured to generate image data and service requests for evaluation of an operative state of the second station; and
a remote service facility configured to be linked to the first and the second stations via network connections and to receive service requests and image data from the first and the second stations for evaluation of an operative state thereof. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39)
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